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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

Thread 18 TTC#1 We have cats, courgettes AND cake

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AliceScarlett · 31/08/2016 09:43

Hugh enjoys ISW and his love affair with Doreen. He watches out for skittle tits and weepyitis. Mrs Arseholey Fucknut (Af) shows up when you least want her but brings wine and soft cheese as a consolation prize.

We don't have rules as such but expect to be talked down from the ledge with kind and well meaning but firm words if you get too hysterical. But most importantly don't convince yourself you're pregnant in the tww That is paramount! It messes with your head and makes you crazy crazier

We don't get a lot of baby dust in these here parts. We want a fanny full of determined Doreen, not unicorn farts and gnome tears with extra sparkle. We've been going a while now so the novelty has somewhat worn off and we're slightly battle scarred and bruised in the cervix area.

Post your stats and add your dates. A more lovely, supportive group of ladies you couldn't wish to meet. We've got a few grads sticking around I won't leave and no question is too daft. We have opk experts, cervical mucus management teams and symptom spotters extraudinaire!

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marmitecheesetoast · 24/09/2016 08:53

Fantastic news congratulations Moose!! FlowersStar That's exactly what happened with me - unexpected shadow on an IC promoting me to cash in a FRER. I didn't have any boob pain for first few weeks either (don't worry it'll soon catch you up!) when is OH back tomorrow? Have you decided what to do? Is there anyway he can come home early? Maybe you could tell him you have some exciting news for him and he'll come home?! So pleased for you!

Still keeping an eye on you all waiting to celebrate more BFPs StarStar

WineChocolateCakeFlowers to all you lovely ladies

FXSkip · 24/09/2016 08:54

Yay moose!!! I am sending love and best wishes out on to the universe for a happy healthy pregnancy!! Did you tell your chap yet? Keep us updated lovely.

See ladies, what doesn't kill you, make you hate pregnant people, cause relationship problems or question your own sanity makes you stronger GrinGrinGrin pma all the way...

LondonJem · 24/09/2016 09:19

MOOOOOOOOOSE StarFlowersHaloCakeBiscuitBrewSmileSmileFlowersStarFootballChocolateHaloHaloHalo

Fantastic news!!! How are you feeling???? Tell your DH!! What number cycle was this?? How did you do it???!!!!!!

All the very best wishes for a safe and healthy pregnancy lovely FlowersFlowersFlowers

AlexiaB · 24/09/2016 09:39

sk1pper I'm no expert but I think you have dotted crosshairs because of the open circle temperatures on 'O' day and at 3dpo (which are key temps), and because you inputted creamy cm on cd13. I think it's more likely that cd14 is ovulation day. It's not unusual to see a fallback temp early in the tww, I think it's called a secondary estrogen surge or something. I wouldn't worry as an isolated temp doesn't reveal much, it's the overall pattern of the temps. I would be expecting to see your next few temps rise well above 36.80 to be sure of ovulation. Sometimes I discard some pre-O temps if they're unusually high to make my chart look better lol, so you could discard cd5+7 if you want to (keep a note though). Do you typically get fertile cm after ovulation? That could be another reason for the dotted crosshairs as that's slightly unusual. If you saw a positive opk though I'd be confident you have O'd you'll just know more with the next few temps. My advice is to keep BD'ing EOD just in caseSmile

LovelyFishy · 24/09/2016 10:48

Congratulations Moose!! GrinFlowersCake

Sorry to everyone who's feeling down, you are all amazing and wonderful! WineChocolateFlowers

kwick · 24/09/2016 11:47

OMG moose I missed your post!!!! Congratulations!!!! StarStarStar this is the best news!

Sorry ej and binky Flowers

kwick · 24/09/2016 11:49

Skybox connected but not fully operational as to be expected AngryAngryAngry I am leaving it alone for a few hours... Hope it will be working properly by the time I get home.

Mooseville · 24/09/2016 12:40

Sorry for slow reply, typically I'm at work. Obviously cannot concentrate at all now, but at least I'm getting paid double time for day dreaming about BFP's!

I think this is cycle 11. Came off pill at start of Jan but have had a couple of ridiculously short cycles.

I still don't believe it. I'm sure it's a dodgy test!

DP knows. I couldn't bear knowing and him not so even though telling over the phone is rubbish, I did that. He seems excited although obviously the first thing he must have googled was "how reliable are pregnancy tests" as he sent me the link to say it must be true! Lol

The only thing we did differently was manage to get more jizz up there immediately after positive opk and after. Previously this was the time when DP failed to finish, and we did still have one time like that but obviously the two shots did the trick...

I still feel as though AF is imminent so I'm not getting too excited until that bitch really doesn't arrive????

Mooseville · 24/09/2016 12:46

Oh just thought, another thing I did was spend a fortune in a girls holiday to Dubai in January on Thursday..... Thinking sod it, it won't happen by then...
That's going to be interesting being the only sober one!

Nicky883 · 24/09/2016 13:31

Haha that is definately sod's law right there moose !

HepKestrel · 24/09/2016 14:17

congratulations moose !!!!

Flowers binky and EJ really sorry for you.

HepKestrel · 24/09/2016 14:19

ooh.... we are averaging 1 bfp per week......... so keep LSFX ladies !
3 weeks before i am allowed to ttc again .....

Flappergirl86 · 24/09/2016 14:25

Congratulations Moose!! I'd wait and tell him face to face if it was me, assuming he'll be as happy as you about it! xx

jellyella · 24/09/2016 15:13

Congratulations moose that's great news! Xx

ArtOfKnit · 24/09/2016 15:22

Huge congrats mooseStarStarStar! How exciting!

Sorry to all those that AF has got Flowers

sk1pper · 24/09/2016 16:18

Alexia - my CM was all over the place this cycle...wait...that sounds wrong. I mean it was creamy, then clear, then creamy (tempted to try preseed next cycle to be honest). I had a positive OPK on CD13 and had ovulation pain CD14-15 so I recon ovulation day was late CD14? Yeah, not sure about crazy early cycle temps but I'm going to disregard them as I think I could have screwed it up. Thanks for looking at my chart though, will wait and see what my temp is like tomorrow.

Kwick - what's you skybox doing? We've had huge issues with ours recently since they updated the interface. We always just switch it off at the mains and back on again but you have to wait an age for the bloody thing to reboot.

AlexiaB · 24/09/2016 18:29

Oh really, Facebook? Hmm

Thread 18 TTC#1 We have cats, courgettes AND cake
kwick · 24/09/2016 19:35

skipper I had one of the white sky boxes and when my darling nephew prompted me to get technical assistance as it was not recording right I was informed that it was so out of date they no longer provide technical support for it Blush so I managed to get a deal on a new box... Which arrived real fast but I have been too scared to try and connect - things always go wrong and also I knew I would have probs with the cables.
First issue: I had to do some extra steps to get it to inititate or something like that
Second issue: no satellite signal - one of the cables was loose
Right now its working and the picture quality is sooooooo much better plus so many more features.

LondonJem · 24/09/2016 20:05

Hurrah well done kwick Cake

Difficult conversation with DH this evening about low morphology.. having read a LOT online I'm wondering if we might need ICSI. He doesn't want to hear it Sad

LondonJem · 24/09/2016 20:05

Hurrah well done kwick Cake

Difficult conversation with DH this evening about low morphology.. having read a LOT online I'm wondering if we might need ICSI. He doesn't want to hear it Sad

AlexiaB · 24/09/2016 20:19

Well done kwick

That's tough Jem Sad ICSI is definitely the best IVF route for morph issues but personally I would put my DH on the best supps possible for 3 months and then repeat the sperm analysis to compare samples. If I remember correctly you like to BD every day of the fertile week where possible? I have read on FF it's best to keep BD to EOD or some even wait 3-4 days to save up a "bigger/better" sample xx

LondonJem · 24/09/2016 20:39

alexia it's so confusing! I've read supplements don't make much difference to morphology - that it's the hardest thing to influence. geeup recommended proxeed so we might try that though.

We tend to go for it during fertile week, yes. What's EOD?

sk1pper · 24/09/2016 20:41

Kwick - glad it's sorted ;) should be okay now, just try not to cut the power on it cos it will have a hissy fit

Nicky883 · 24/09/2016 20:45

Londonjem from what i ve red morphology is not considered that serious and there are no studies confirming that it affects fertilization! Is your dh count and mobility good ? Every other day (EOD) dtd is recomended if there is lower count from what i know not for morphology ?

Cd 24 here and getting cramps Sadguess af is on her way again
Dh said we should try another month before he goes for an sa test it really frustrates me i really wanted to know ! I think he is scared to check ! Tbh i am scared too !
I am so over this

AlexiaB · 24/09/2016 21:06

Jem I think since your OH had good results with everything else a second sperm analysis is essential before panicking and to get a better picture. Taking supps like Proxeed could help and I guess it would make you feel proactive. I think since you've been going for it during the FW, and as you have very regular cycles, you could try "saving" a better sample for the day before ovulation. You can then go again on O day. It might do the trick. I'm no expert but there's lots of support on Fertility Friend for male issues. Also, as everything else is good with the SA I've read IUI would be a good/cheaper option to try before IVF.

I really feel for youFlowers It must be overwhelming. I'm scared of what my DH's results will be like. I'm not expecting great news.

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